PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Fabricio Werdum (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tyson Suarez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?

Werdum
vs
Suarez

175 cm
25
152 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

170 cm
18
153 lbs
1 - 2 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Good chin

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

Sully's Bar & Grill

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Fabricio Werdum!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Tyson Suarez!
The judges for this bout are Peter Branson, Bart Greer and Daniel Franklin.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Suarez rushes Werdum and presses him up against the cage.
Werdum throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Suarezs head.
Suarez takes a shot to the head.
Werdum tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Werdum struggles to land a body shot inside as Suarez controls his hands.
Suarez working hard to break the clinch.
Suarez blocks an uppercut.
Werdum misses with a short punch on the inside.
Werdum lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Werdum misses with some punches.
Werdum tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Werdum misses with a punch on the inside.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Werdum misses with a short punch on the inside.
Werdum lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Werdum tries to work over Suarez's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Suarez wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Werdum prevents Suarez from breaking the clinch.
Suarez blocking some punches.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A head punch on the inside from Werdum fails to land.
Werdum misses with a punch on the inside.
Werdum has a couple of punches blocked by Suarez.
Werdum misses with some punches.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Werdum.
Suarez is trying to push Werdum away but Werdum has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
I was talking to Werdum's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Werdum lands a shoulder strike.
Suarez blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Werdum lands with a short shot to the head.

Suarez breaks the clinch.
Sloppy strikes from Suarez. Those never looked like landing.
Suarez showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Werdum.
A decent looking cross lands there for Suarez.
Werdum tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Suarez unleashes a big counter combination but Werdum bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Suarez's coach down at Woodhouse's was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Suarez's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Werdum throws a lazy right hand but Suarez sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Suarez lands an overhand right.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Suarez throws a right and a left that Werdum avoids nicely.
Suarez staying out of range there.
Suarez lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.

Suarez moves into the clinch.
Suarez tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Werdum just stands there and leans against the cage.
Werdum working aggressively here.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Suarez.
Werdum misses with a punch on the inside.
Werdum prevents Suarez from breaking the clinch.
Suarez is trying to break the clinch but Werdum is controlling him.
Werdum scores with a shot to the side of Suarez's head.
Werdum throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Suarezs head.
A head punch on the inside from Werdum fails to land.
Suarez blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Werdum lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Suarez backwards.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Werdum throws a head punch that misses.
Suarez blocking some punches.
Werdum misses with a short punch on the inside.
Werdum gets through Suarez's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Werdum throws a head punch that misses.
Werdum misses with the head strike.
Suarez is looking to break free of the clinch but Werdum has double underhooks.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Werdum.
Werdum lands with a left to the head.
Werdum swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Werdum has a couple of punches blocked by Suarez.
Werdum misses with the head strike.
Suarez is trying to break free.
Werdum lands a right hand that snaps the head of Suarez backwards.
Suarez blocks an uppercut.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Werdum has a couple of punches blocked by Suarez.
Werdum misses with a hook from the clinch.
Still in the clinch, Werdum scores with a nice short uppercut.
Werdum swings wildly with an uppercut but Suarez uses good head movement to avoid it.
Suarez blocks an uppercut.
Werdum swings wildly with an uppercut but Suarez uses good head movement to avoid it.
Werdum throws a punch but it's blocked by Suarez.
Werdum misses with some punches.
Werdum misses with a hook from the clinch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Werdum throws a head punch that misses.

Suarez pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
A left and a right from Suarez both land. Nice combination.
Good shot there by Suarez.
Suarez throws a nice looking combination but Werdum bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Fabricio Werdum dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Suarez tries to bum rush Werdum with a series of wild strikes but Werdum uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
The fighters circling - Werdum throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Suarez feints a jab promting Werdum to slip. Suarez then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Werdum slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Suarez's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Suarez duly obliges.

Werdum is rocked!
Werdum is aggressively charging in as Suarez backs up avoiding any damage. Suarez tosses out a jab and Werdum runs right into it face first! Werdum is out cold! Suarez dropped down on all fours and is barking in Werdum's face like a pit bull in celebration until the ref was finally able to pull him away!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:21 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Tyson Suarez!